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Hantu is a catch-all name for all manner of Indonesian spirits or ghosts considered mythical, invisible or some combination thereof. Specific variations include the Hantu Beruk, an ape demon, Hantu Rimba, a deep-forest demon and the worrisome Hantu Raya, the grave demon. Now, perhaps we might add to the list “Hantu Nusantara”. Nusantara is the … Read more
Indonesia’s unfinished new capital marked its inaugural Independence Day on Saturday with a flag-raising ceremony amidst a backdrop of cranes and dusty construction sites. Located in the forested eastern part of Borneo, the new city, called Nusantara, is envisioned as a sustainable, high-tech alternative to the overcrowded and polluted Jakarta. While some government buildings are … Read more
JAKARTA: Female members of Indonesia’s flag-raising troop can wear the hijab during the Independence Day ceremony in new capital Nusantara on Aug 17, the Presidential Secretariat has clarified, addressing a controversy which erupted after they were seen without the headgear during their debut show this year. Secretariat chief Heru Budi Hartono made the statement to … Read more
NUSANTARA: Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto has vowed to push forward with the construction of the country’s new capital Nusantara amid concerns that the government may not be able to simultaneously fund the megaproject as well as a free lunch initiative that was his signature election promise during the presidential campaign earlier this year. “I think … Read more
Key news highlights: Mowilex won an Indonesia’s Best Managed Companies award from Deloitte for the third year in a row. Just 1,300 companies worldwide are named to the Best Managed Companies list, earning recognition for excellence in strategy, innovation, culture and governance. In the past year, Mowilex received a fifth consecutive carbon neutral certification and … Read more
Yahoo News Singapore Indonesia secured its first-ever Olympic gold medals outside of badminton at the Paris Olympics, marking the nation’s most successful Olympic performance since 1992, when it won two golds, two silvers and a bronze. Veddriq Leonardo won the gold in the inaugural men’s speed climbing event, while weightlifter Rizki Juniansyah clinched the men’s … Read more
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, Aug 12 (Bernama) — The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has intensified its efforts to promote a more balanced distribution of tourists across Bali due to concerns over overcrowding in the holiday island’s southern regions, which has led to overtourism. During the first half of 2024, Bali welcomed … Read more
Indonesia brought home two gold medals at the Paris Olympic Games on Thursday, with wins in speed climbing and men’s weightlifting. Veddriq Leonardo won a gold medal in the men’s speed climbing, the first win for Indonesia at the Games, and later that day, Rizki Juniansyah won the men’s 73kg Olympic weightlifting title, bringing another … Read more
Nia Niscaya, the ministry’s main expert on tourism, added that gambling in casinos was “prohibited by law, and we are a country of laws so that can’t be done”. On the same day, Agung Bagus Pratiksa Linggih, chairman of Hipmi in Bali, doubled down on the idea. “Indeed, it is really needed now. Bali’s revenue … Read more
PARIS, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Rizki Juniansyah won the men’s 73kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 354kg, setting the Olympic record in the clean and jerk as China’s reigning champion Shi Zhiyong failed to finish. Juniansyah lifted 155kg in the snatch to put himself in a … Read more
